A review by tuvasunnelid
Lore by Alexandra Bracken

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

It kind of put me in a reading slump so I don’t know how to feel about it. The first hundred pages were somewhat hard to get through, however the end was very easy to read as there was a lot of plot progression and action. I did like the plot twists, some I saw coming and come chocked me. 

I really did like the ending, how the agon was ended and how they were finally set free from the endless cycles of violence. Even thought it is a very common ending and lesson to be learned, it did not feel cliche. 

I liked castor a lot and lore and castor were very cute together. Can and miles were also adorable. Sometime Lore annoyed me because of her incessant pursuit of kleos (honour) however I do see that the book wanted to reflect Ancient Greek literature, so I can’t fault it too much for that. It was just a little off-putting when her parents wanted to flee the city of their family wouldn’t be killed, she called them cowards😐